The Sun. — London, England, 1826-04-25 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS. trhILY EXTRACTS :FROM THE MORNING PAPERS, APRIL 25, .1826, [THE TIMES.] We gave within these few days the substance of a dispatch from the Government of the United states of North America to that of Russia, soliciting, the inter vention of the latter to bring about a termination of the contest between Spain and her quondam posses sum' sin America, on the two-fold basis of recognizing the new continental sovereignties, and retaining the insular dominions of Cuba and Porto Rico. We now preeent the reply of Count Nesselrode, who, in the nave ,of the Emperor Alexander, employs much civil and complaisant language towards the republic, but flatly refuses to interfere at all for the purpose recommended by the North American Minister. Count Nesselrode declares for his Imperial Ma „Piny, that justice, the law of nations, and the general interest in having the " indisputable" titles of Sove reignty respected, " could not allow the determine " tiona of the mother country in this important case " to be prejudged or anticipated," and that Spain has never signified any wish with regard- to her revolted colonies, except simultaneously, to all the allied Powers of Europe. Hence it may be inferred, if profes sians go for any thing, that until Spain shall think fit to acknowledge the independence of these American "itates, they will not be recognized by. Russia, Inas latch as, let them be de facto as free, as powerful; as pri dominant over Spain, by sea and land as they may, her title to rule over them is " indisputable," so long as Ferdinand, or his successors, shall, refuse to own for a fact that condition of things which is no torious to all the rest of the world. We have dis cussed too frequently, and enforced too empha* tically, the real common-sense view of this ques tion, involving the rights and duties of foreign states, with regard to the acknowledgment of new powers creat e d. by the actual overthrow of ancient supremaciee, to trouble our readers with a repetition of that simple and unanswerable argument which rea son suggests upon the subject, and which has been so well established by the history and usage of mankind ; but we may remark on the high price thus paid for a form, which those must laugh at who insist upon it, when Russia and her Continental Allies bind them selves to be enthralled in so large a portion of their foreign policy as embraces more than half the western hemisphere, until creatures like Ferdinand and his Monks may be graciously pleased to deliver them from the self-imposed bondage. Count. Nesselrode is earnest with the United States to assist in repelling any attack npon the Spanish sovereignty, in relation to the islands of Cuba and Porto Rico. Ilia is a maliciOus turn in the Imperial Minister, His Majesty, it appears, has kindrypresented towards the relief of the suffering manufacturers of Macclesfield', and' another 1,000/. to those of Black burn. The first remark that' we shall make upon these beAavolent acts is, that it a severe reflection upon .his Majesty's Government, that the most kent, acute, and industrial* ease .of his subjects, should be driven to such a resource as this—should be . rechiced the .. last miserable expedient of the ;vicious and profligate for support: To live by begging —to exist upon charity !' This general has only . .,been the lot of the idle and' the sottish in any country. And .let the sottish and' the: idle, for any thing we care; be exposed: to the caprice a wealth, and the uncertainty and waywardness a human pity ; but to see. English manufacturers, ready and able as they are to maintain them selves. and their families by their several ingenious crafts, dependent upon fluids so insecure—upon a bounty so degrading to those. who must either accept it or starve , —ts, indeed; most heart-rending. How ever, his Majesty is not to blame for the sufferings of his people. The manner in which his life is spent, fallen as it is " into the sere and yellow leaf," exempts hirri from the cares of Government ; his attention, therefore; to lei-series of which he ie not the direct or positive causer, is the. more . commendable and exem plary. But the Macclesfield and Blackburn work men are. at present the' .only objects of the Royal bounty : are the other workmen throughout the king dom to die unheeded ? for the manufacturing distress extends every where. We do not press, however, the ciiliirni; of all—we only mention them ; for it may be doubtful whether the. King has much to give away. Mr. Peel, in his letter which we. publish to-day, says, that " his Majesty, out of the very " limited funds at his disposal, has directed 1,000/. to " be added to the subscription for the distressed at " Macclesfield," Is it not, then, most remarkable that whilst the King can only give2,ooo/. to the my riads of suffai•ing manufacturers now in the kingdom, his Ministers could - have given .5,0004 a- ear to one man, or tel one oslice, and that man and office con nected with the trade of the kiugdOm ? For our own parts, such is the respect we bear to the Monarchy, that we should, not object, to see-the King the sole &sc penser of the public bounty, as: well as of judicial par dons ; and if Ministers would but have retrenched, we should have. been content that the whole of their - Steidle; aliould have been distributed to the suffering people by the Royal hands. We observe further , in Mr. Peel's letter, that the writer says, that he "is " commanded by his Majesty to express the deep re gret with whiCh hatheard of the sufferings and.prie vationa of tbe uneMployed poor in. th e neighbour,. " hood of Macelesfield: How: has the tale reached the Royal ear in the deep recesses and " retired rides" of Windsor-path ? Have the sufferers made their. melancholy ease, known by petition or address ? If so, why is not the document published? Others might copy. ikwi t tli like success, for the sufferings of the' ma nufacturers extend now throughout the whole realm ; and all have an equal claim to relief from some quarter .—C4M, Royal bounty or legislative provision. NORNING• fixnALo.]: An Admirslty writer t in. attempting to answer our o bsarvations on they ft(;turns of tt Naval P romo ti on , f o r the last year," affects to believe that we contend / Orel)? for, the principle of seniority in promotion, vrithout reference to anythAng else. A. candid dispu tant would have- allowed that although we made length of yieryiqg a strong claim on those who dispense pre ferment, we did not make it an exclusive ono—so far. frontit indeed, it was an express part of our objection to the existing system of patronage that it took no ac- count of the relative abilities, skill, and services of our naval officers',. but , distributed honours.andicommand as .f a mily. :influence, political connection, , or . some other: disreputable inducement. directed. We took the facts as they•appeared on thelace of the Returns as, sufficient to. establish our - argument, unless they could be explained in such a manner as to rebut the pre-, gumption of gross partiality and favouritism which they created. We showed how one class of men, who had fought the battles of their country, but had no political. influence, were shamefully neglected, while another class, who had political influence, were as rapidly pro moted. If the latter . had performed any exploits which induced the Admiralty to put seniority to scorn in their advancement, we asked for an accOMit ofithem. W. entreated: that he who was proud of 'being their 'historian would ,. enumerate : them. We would. have been glad to hear of the instances •of talent, skill,. and- bravery, which the Plutarch of the aristo- . .cratical part of the Navy had, it in his power to record. Nothing could be fairer than-to ask for such informa tion. How has it been answered ?—by abundance of abuse, but not a word of fact. We are accused of being ignorant of nautical affairs. Perhaps to people in general it would not appear necessary to be able " to hand, reef, and steer, and splice," or navigate a vessel from Gravesend to the " Croker mountains," to understand a question of common-sense. If we had not, like many others, been ignorant of the exploits of the Noble and Honourable persons to whom the Ad miralty has been so lavish of its honours, we need not - have asked for special information on the subject ' • nor do we inquire whether any one who could a ff ord us this intelligence may be himself a mere landsman or a circumnavigator, of the globe. We do not ask whe ther the Admiralty writer is one of those adven turous mariners who annually display their skill in encountering the " perils of the deep" in the dan gerous latitudes of Chelsea-reach—nor do we in quire whether he is one of the amphibious race who dabble in the concerns of both elements, and are equally clever at flourishing a pen and wielding a trident. For ourselves, we di) not profess seaman ship and if the Admiralty writer cannot give us better arguments than he has yet done, he had better apply his nautical skill to, the discovery. of a North-west passage, than to the more hopeless attempt at finding out any defence for his patrons. He has, however, more than insinuated that the Admiralty . have a per fect abhorrence of the dull, formal principle of senio rity, and therefore they break through all claims of rotations to ii ive capable and distinguished Officers to the Navy. Da ascertain and reward merit is exactly what we desire—it is . what the nation wants—it is what the Admiralty ough t to practice . Now, what are the facts ? In all the instances of rapid Naval promotion in the last returns, the favoured Officers are either connected with particular families, or with per sons in office, who can place a novice, whether he be a man of talent, or a minion and a sycophant, above the head of the ablest veteran Officer that ever trod a quarter-deck. We find also that, in all the instances of long -neglected service, such connections do not exist. Is then promotion regulated by the consi deration of merit and no meet--or on that of con nection and no connection ? The inference is ob vious. The Admiralty writer knows that it is better to have the reputed blood of some branch of the Aris tocracy or borough interest in his veins, or the servi lity of the spaniel in his disposition, than to have ge nius and courage without such recommendations. 'This writer, however, after having his wrath stirred up against us, for doubting that preferment in the Navy was bestowed according to merit, actually goes further in discrediting his patrons than we did, and tells us of persons having hereditary claims upon promotion. in the Navy. Hereditary claims ! This is that sort of defence which looks very like an accusation. Well may the Admiralty pray to be delivered from their frienda, if this be the sort of advocacy which their cause meets with. Hereditary claims on the Navy ! How does this differ from the family influence which we held up to reprobation, and which those who op posed us so stoutly denied. So then we have it avowed that the sacred trust of defending England's su premacy on the ocean may become hereditary, and deseendible like the shrievalty of West morland ! Is it not enough for the country to heap titles and wealth on those who ,have performed useful or brilliant services, but it must be required to hazard all it has gained in return, by intrusting its defence to their posterity, as such, how ever degenerate they may be from the example of their fathers ? Rarely, indeed, do we see die sons of those who have risen from die humble walks of life by great exertions emulating the severe toil or hardy enterprise which raised their progenitors to distinction. Let men then be taken on their own merits, for if wo judge of them by the criterion of the best parentage, our preference will often settle on the least deserving. If preferment in the Navy were to be made a sort of heir-loom in certain families, because their founders had " done the state some service," we should have the rewards that were given to the brave men of one generation disgraced very often by the mindless rakes or effeminate coxcombs of another. We would ask, if this principle of hereditary claim on the Navy had been recognised since the time ofthe Armada, who would have heard of the victories of Blake—of Rodney,--of Nelson and others, who came into the service with no nobility • but that of nature, amino inheritance but that of g enius? The Navy is our proper, our national bulwark. It saved us when the valour of our armies seemed vain, and the ,forces of our allies were scattered before the conqueror. The triumph of 'Waterloo, honourable as it has been. to our military prowess, never could have been heard 'of had not the victories of the Nile and Trafalgar preceded it • for without those timely checks totie ambition and power of the enemy at the most awful crisis, we must have ceased to exist as an independent nation. Were,those won by men who had hereditary claims upon the Navy ? Oh no ! Affairs were too -critical then not to compel Government to entrust the 'destinies of the,country to the vigorous talent which fought its own gallant way to eminence. They could oot then rely upon the virtue of political patronage, or hesitate between actual worth and' hereditary inca pacity, But in the season of peace, the same Govern ment think they run no risk by conferring promotion, in compliance with family claims, and. on other grounds, independent of personal merit. We said that this B Y B tem must be reformed or the glory of our Navy must expire. We said that .frippery alterations in the navaltuniforrnmill.not compensate for the loss of that manlyemulation which patronage and favouritism , dis courage. We said 'that in case of another war it may be too late to begin that plan of reformation without which our power. upon the ocean must decline. These things: we now repeat: We: see the rewards of those who confronted the dangers of the last war bestowed, upon mere novices; wh o h ave on ly paraded their uni form in the sunshine of a few years of peace. We have seen Midshipmen of a quarter of a century's standing placed ,under the command ,of those who have enjoyed six or , seven years of pleasurable excursions on the water. The Atimiralty,writer asks if persons ought to be promoted who are so obscure that the public know nothing of them. We say it is the practice topromote persons, who though very well known to the Admiralty or their friends, are very obscure in the service. The men -who from early life have toiled with the common sailors— who know their habits—who have shared their dan gers—who value their generous qualities, and can command their hearts—these are the men under whose protection the honour of the British flag can with safety be placed. But those who have political or hereditary claims, had better be quartered on our finances in any other way, than be thrust into com mands which expose them to painful or ridiculous comparisons and devote the Navy to eventual ruin. LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Arum 24. ItZHAND ran ramin 'INDIA , THY 17TH SUCTION Or THU ACT. Wm.' Hope, an oilman in Clerkenwell, was brought up at the close of the Sittings, last week, when his discharge was opposed by Mr..Cooxa, for Mr. Armstrong, and several other large creditors, who had instructed' .Mr. Dnncombe, solicitor of Cle ment's Inn and Great Berkbampstead, to prepare instructions against the insolvent's discharge, on the ground of fraudulent con tract and undue preference. The case occupied the Court the whole day, and the allegations were distinctly proved against the petitioner, in consequence of which the Court, after animadverting upon the yrolignity and dishonesty of the insolvent's conduct, ordered him to be confined within the walls of the King's Bomb prison, for fifteen calendar months, for fradulently 'making away with his property ; and that during that period he should be deprived of the privilege of rules, and day rules. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.--John Campbell, the person who, whilst iinprisoned in the Compter, a few weeks ago; on a charge of forgery, made, or seemed to make, an attempt to destroy him self, was again brought before the Lord Mayor, on suspicion of having uttered a forged bill of exchange for the sum of 901. Mr. Henry Butler, a wine-merchant, residing in Fenchurch street, was the complainant. The prosecutor stated, that the pri= goner, who was well known, from commercial transactions, to the Clerks and others at the Docks, came to his house, and 'represent ed that he wanted a hogshead of wine for a gentleman who re sided at Hampton-court. The transaction was not concluded that day, and soon afterwards the prisoner came and requested the loan of 71. He promised to return the money very soon, and left the bill in question as security for the repayment of it. The bill pur ported to be drawn by George Drummond, of Perth, and accept ed by Alexander Drummond, of London ; and was taken in the belief that the parties were Messrs. Drummond, the bankers.— Nothing'wtui heard of the prisoner until an officer Was employed _ _ to apprehend him. The prisoner declared that the bill was a good one, and that the money which he had borrowed upon it should be duly paid. The LORD Maxon asked the prisoner who was the Alexander Drummond whose name appeared on the bill? The prisoner, after some hesitation, said, that Mr. Alexander Drummond was a pensioner of Greenwich Hospital; The Loan MAYOR—What ! a pensioner of Greenwich Hospi tal accept a bill for 90/. ? Prisoner—Yes, my Lord, he did it to oblige me. The Loan MAYOR—And who is John Drummond, of Perth ? He goes to the Highlands, and drives cattle. The LORD MAYOR assured the prisoner that he stood in a most serious situation, and remanded the case; in order to. give the parties au opportunity of making inquiries. GUILDHALL.—Nzw WAY To PAY OLn Ditirrs.—Among the crowd of misdoers brought before the sitting Alderman yesterday, was one Mrs. Alice Horrod—or " Allison Horrid," as her un couth cognomen was entered in the gaoler's list. She was a comely tlanie—fat cud forty, if not remarkably fair; and she was charged with having personalist one Mr. John Atkins, with intent to defraud Mr. Otorge Haworth, of No. 7, Montagu-place, Little Ilritan. It appeared from Mr. Haworiles statement he had a bachelor lodger named John Atkin.; and John Atkins had " an ugly knack" of indulging himself every. Sunday morning, by taking his breakfast in bed. On Sunday morning last Mr. Haworth took John Atkina's breakfast up-stairs, as usual; but instead of John Atkins he found this," Mrs. Allison Horrid" in the bed, fast asleep, with her mouth wide open !—Here Mr. Haworth paused, apparently quite bewildered with Lis horrid reminiscences. " Well, Sir, and what happened then?" demanded Mr. Alder- man Cox. " Then, Sir ?" said Mr. Haworth—as if niuo. puzzled by the question—" Nothing happened then.—l hardly knew what to do for the best." "May it please-your Worship," said Mr. Taylor, the constable, the very venerable and " right master constable" of Aldersgate Ward, who had Alm Allison Horrid in custody, and then stood by her side at the bar, in all the pride, pomp, and Arcumstance, of blue, scarlet, and gold; with his staff of office in his right hand, and his ivory -headed walking-cane in the other-.." May it please yonr Worship, the prosecutor there, is but an ignorant sorf of man, and rather deaf—the mores the pity ! and as I know something of this ere business in hand, I will—with -your Wor ship's gracious permission, give you my account of it." " Very good, Mr. Taylor," said the Alderman, " by all means let us hear what you have to say ;" and thereupon Mr. Taylor very solemnly proceeded to " bestow his tediousness" upon his Worship, in form and manner following : " Your Worship, yesterday morning—Sunday morning—about —let me sae—aye, about nine o'clock ; this good man, the prose cutor here, comes to me, at my house, in great pucker, with a cock and bull story about some great fat woman, having gotten into a tied of his, against his consent and approbation. Where do you want me to go ?' says Ito him. To No. 7, Mountygu place, Little Britain,' says he to me. And what do you want me to do when I get there?' says I to him.---' To get the fat woman out of my bed,'-.-says he—' for she's gotten into it against my consent, and I don't know what to do with her, nor which way to turn myself,' says he to me.—' Very well, and what is all that to me?' says do you think I've nothing else to do on a Sunday morning, but to go about pulling fat women out of bed says I tohim.--' Oh! Mr. Taylor, says he to me; ' but I hope you will go with me, for its a very awkward affair.' Very good,' says I ; ' I'll go with you—because it is my duty to aid and assist all who are in trouble ; but I shall use my ow n discretion as to what I shall do when I come to inspect the pre mises.' So I reached down my staff—as soon as I had put on my coat, and made myself..: a little decent ; and I went with him to his house—No. 7-*-Mountygu-place—Little When we got there, he led me softly up the stair—and a very dark, narrow stair it was, as I ever west up in the whole course ofasy practice, .Howtever, up we went ; and when we come to the two pair bakle.--aure enough, there lay a great fat woman fast asleep in the bed !--may it please your Worship."-- Here his Worship, anti everybody else, laughed outright; but Mr. Taylor preserved his solemnity and proceeded.—" At first, I didn't think it was a woman--for she was stripp'd, your Wor ship--,strippld to the buff as it were, and she lay so large that for the life of me I couldn't satisfy my own mind that she was anything but a man ; and I said to the prosecutor, says I, that a woman! she's no woman I'll be bound for it,' says I. 'Oh ! Mr. Tay lor,' says he, ' but she is a woman'—for the poor fellow was almost frightened nut of his wits, and being very deaf I could make little or nothing of him. 'Oh !' says he, ' but she is a woman though.' Very well,' says we'll soon see that ;' so I clapp'd my hand upon her shoulder, and gave her a good hearty shake, and Halloo, Missis !' says I, what business have you here ?—get up directly and dress yourself, that we may see what you are,' says I. But she only grown' a bit, and turned herself round on her side ; and presently, in rummaging about the room, I finds an old black gown--' Ho ! oh !' says I, ' I see Kew it is--she's it woman sure enough--for here's one of her ful-lalls; awl with that I shook her again, and insisted upon h er ge tting up and dressing herself' ' In deed,' says she, ' rubbing her eyes and yawning'-_' I can't think of dressing i n your presence,' says she. Now, I'll tell you a piece of my mi n d, my g i r l,' s ays I I'm an old m arr i e d man , and a constalle, and I'm not going to be gammon e d with sham modality, after you've been sleeping with this good man's bachelor, all n i g h t ,' says so get up and dre ss yourse lf di rectly, elite I'll pull the bed-clothes off you, and have you out, by hook or by crook,' says L At last, after a good deal of bother, up she gee'', and here she stands by the side of me before your good Worship. I questioned her strongly, as it was my duty to do ; and she told me something, which she will now tell your Worship, I suppose ; but so far as I can underatind, the bachelor lodger, John Atkins, .deluded her into the room clandestinely, and left her, fast asleep, in pawn for his rent !" The prosecutor seemed to be of the same opinion with master constable, for he said, " John Atkins owed4ie two pounds arrear of rent, and I've got nothing is payment but this ere lady." Whilst these particulars were relating, the lady stood pen sively gazing upon the windows of the justice-room, as though she would fain have been out of it ; and when the Alderman asked her what she had to say for herself, she replied in a low melan choly tone, " I have nothing to say for myself, except that I was very much overtaken in liquor on Saturday night, and some gen tleman invited me home with him, and I recollect nothing else, until these gentlemen (the constable and the prosecutor) woke me up yesterday morning." In reply to a question put to her from the Bench, she said she got her living by her needle, and as . none of the officers could gainsay this, she was admonished and dieharged ; and the prose.. cutor was recommended to make diligent search for John At kins, and sue him for the rent. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Sotoutan Accusation.— Capt. T— was yesterday charged with a robbery under the fol lowing circumstances :—J. Hamilton, of No. 1, New-street, Broad-street, placard-bearer, stated, that on the 17th of March last, he was taking care of a lodging-house in St. Mary Axe, be longing to Mr. Wright, of Duke's-court, Bow-street; that the prisoner inquired there for a Mrs. Powell. He, gave his name as Major Hewson, and stayed in the parlour about ten minutes, when he called to be let out, as witness kept the door locked and the key in his pocket, saying he could wait no longer, and would call again. When the prisoner was gone, witness went into the parlour, and looked into the closet, and missed two plated table-spoons, two wine glasses, and about half-a-pound of sugar. While he was carrying his placard that morning, in Leicester-square, the prisoner passed—he beckoned him, and told him he was the gentleman who came to the house in St. Mary-axe, on St. Patrick's day; the gentleman flew in a passion at the charge, and walked away; he followed and gave him in custody of the street-keeper. Captain T. was asked what he had to reply to the charge ; he said he lived in Archer-street, St. James's ; that he was a free holder and fundholder ; he lived on the property left him by his father, was a gentleman, and incapable of such an act as that im puted to him, and that the man must be mistaken in the identity of his person. That morning the old man beckoned him in in Leicester-square, saying he wanted to speak to him; feeling indignant, he said, " If you have any thing to say, speak out ;" the man told him the charge, and he walked into Mr. Chalmer's, the silversmith's shop, to know 'Where to find a constable; he afterwards went to Cranbourne-street, then into St. Martin's lane, followed by Hamilton, who raised a mob round him, and told his tale to the by-standers. He met Mr. Griese, the Prus sian Consul, and Dr. Erskine, to whom he mentioned the accu sation; they advised him to get a constable to apprehend the old mast; two little boys told him where the constable was, but Hamilton had procured the street-keeper. Dr. Erskine and another gentleman came forward on the part of Captain T. They both expressed their disbelief of the charge ; they had known Capt. T . . for a long period, and knew him to be a gentleman and a man of property. ' Sir Grouts FARRANT asked Hamilton if he was not likely to be mistaken in the person, and if any one was in the house at the time of the robbery, who could identify the gentleman. Hamilton said he could not be mistaken in the person, as the gentleman had the same dress on now as on St. Patrick's day ; but he bad no one to bring forward, as he was alone in the house. Sir G. Ranns.wr to Captain T.—Can you tell where you were on St. Patrick's day ?—No, Sir ; I can make inquiiy among my friends ; but the day is so distant, lam unable to recollect. He then asked the Magistrate if he could not punish the man for making the charge. Sir Geouoz—No; I shall dismiss the charge. The man swears to your person positively; but having no one to corrobo rate him, I do not think it my province to do any thing further with the business. You have the man's address ; but he is in the condition to prefer a bill of indictment at the sessions, and if the Grand Jury - find the bill, be can prosecute you. The parties then left the office. MARYLEBONE OFFlCE.—Yesterday Hugh. Forest, a young man, whose appearance indicated the most wretched dis tress, was brought from Marylebone watch-house, charged under the Vagrant Act with having been found asleep in the open air, for the want of a place of abode. The watchman stated, that at about two o'clock yesterday morning, lie was going his rounds through a mews in Maryle bone-lane, when he found .the prisoner fast asleep under a pile of timber, laying on some straw. On questioning him, he said he had no home to go to, and that for the want of food, which he had not tasted for several days, he was quite exhdusted, and be had made his bed of straw on that spot through complete necessity. Witness took him to the watch-house. Mr. RAWLINSOX asked him to give an account of himself. The prisoner, who possessed a good address, did not deny the watchman's statemaent, and said that he had been in the habit of sleeping in the same way during the last eleven or twelve days, since his arrival in London, to which place he had come from Ireland, in search of his brother whom he could not find. At the age of fourteen, he (the' prisoner) enlisted into the service of the East India Company, and had been to Java, Surabaya, and Macassar, where he lost, the use of his side, and was quite unable to work ; and after travelling from Ireland, with only Inc in the hope of finding his brother, from whom he expected assistance, be found that he had gone to Bristol, and having no means, he had been in London in a pennyless and starving condition, wander ing and sleeping about the streets for eleven or twelve days past. Having served upwards of seven years to the Company, he ap plied to them for the usual pension of 9d. per day, but he was told " they knew nothing about it, as he was not recommended from India." He ultimately applied to the Mendicity Society, Red Lion-square, "and St. "Giles's parish, from which he received a shilling, upon which he had existed for the last three days. Mr. RAWLINSON pitied his case, and thought the best thing that could be done for him would be to commit him to the House of Correction, after which he would be sent to his own country. Prisoner.—Do any thing with me ; for if lam discharged, I shall only be in the seine condition as before. Mr. RAWLINSON ordered the officer to procure for him some refreshment, .and told him to sit down in the outer office, and on the arrival of the parish-officers of Marylebone he was taken to the workhouse for assistance. Mr. Hale, one of the vestry of the parish of Marylebone, at tended at the office, and stated to Mr. Rawlinson, that Mrs. Big nal, the unfortunate woman who was so dreadfully injured by Pollard, the murderer, was now sufficiently recovered to leave the infirmary, but prior to her doing so the vestry had thought proper to convey the intelligence to the Magistrates, in order that they might see or question her previous to her departure. He was happy to say, that the late horrid transaction had created a most religious impression on her mind. Mr. RAwtaxsost thanked the gentleman, and said, that the Magistrates bad nothing further to do with her, and the parish had free liberty to discharge her. HATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterday a young man, dressed in the first style of fashion, was charged with robbing his employer, Mr. Raphael, the barrister, of Verulani-buildings, Gray's Inn, of Bank of England, notes to a considerable amount. The prosecutor had missed upon several occasions, since the pri soner had been in his employ, bank notes to a large. amount; but knowing the highly respectable connexions of the prisoner, and his generally attentive deportment during the hours of business, he was the last person whom he suspected of those who had access to the chambers. During the last month, however, a circumstance had transpired which mare.tlian erdivarily excited his suspicion that it must be some domestic depredator who had plunderedhim; and stimulated him to make those inquiries which have led to the apprehension of the prisoner. A few weeks since he (Mr. It) re e ceived money from the country, for one of his clients, and for safe custody deposited it in his escrutoire. On the following morning he found the desk unlocked, and from the cash deposited on the preceding day had been subt.acted a Bank of England note for forty pounds. Still, suspicion did not fall on the prisoner ; nor was it until within the last few days that Mr. R. bad the least clue to detect the thief. Another sum of money, amounting to up wards of 2001., was, within the last few days deposited in his chambers, secured under lock and key ; but, upod the following morning,' there was found a deficit of nearly 75/. This was a loss too seriously to be tamely submitted to ; and, in consequence, Mr. R. went to the Bank, to stop payment of, the notes, of which he had fortunately the numbers. He immediately ascertained that moat of the notes had been paid in ; amongst the rest was the one for 40/., stolen in March last, and which 14Ir. Raphael had given up for lost. Upon the back of these notes was the indorsement, M s . Green, 28, Polygon, Soineestown," which the prosecutor identified as being in the hand-writing of the prisoner ; others bore the address of " Jones," at different places at the west-end of the town. The prisoner had formerly resided at No. 28, Poly gon. It was not until Mr. Raphael saw the notes at the Bank that he suspected the prisoner. Lee, the officer, stated that he apprehended the prisonertrto7getenktheretl day, at a house Nelson-street, City-road, where he had fur nished apartments in a most extravagant style, and was cohabiting wtecit.hfuartmaliffiede b na y m th ed e ir l it n ne L r i , s ras . fou A ud la o r n ge th g e na pre nt m itY isee, °f• with a series of amatory epistles, w hi c h . b ore strong evidence of the delusion under which the prisoner laboured front the fascina tion of his frail fair one. Re was remanded for a future examination. J. Davey, the driver of one of the Paddington steps, wfili charged with stealing a sovereign, belonging to al*. John Ling- dan. It being proved that the prisoner had eimittqtxpel' y put into his pocket a sovereign, which the prosecutor accidentally let fall when alighting from the stage, he was remanded. WORSHIP-STREET.—Yesterday, J. Lloyd, a powerfu/- looking fellow dressed as a butcher, was fully committed on a charge of stealing a sovereign from William Beanclerc, a gentle man's servant. Yesterday week the complainant, a very simple sort of personage, was walking along Old-street, and the prisoner was walking near him. They saw a man who was before them drop a small mar which the prisoner picked up, and found it contained two needles. " This man must be a tailor, and I'll play him a trick," said the prisoner, and taking the needles from the case, he called to the stranger, and, sheaving him the case, asked him what it contained? " Two needles," said the stranger. The prisoner .affected to din& what he said, and gave a knowing look at the complainant. The stranger offered to back his assertion by a bet. The prisoner re gretted that he had no change, and asked the complainant to lend him a sovereign till the bet was decided. The complainant said he bad not a shilling. " But you have a watch, upon which we can borrow the money," said the prisoner. The complainant yielded to the suggestion, and pledged his watch at a shdp in the neigh bourhood for a sovereign, which he delivered to the prisoner. The bet was then made, and the stakes deposited in the hazels of one who appeared to be a disinterested person, when the case being ex amined, out popped the two needles. The stranger immediately snatched the stakes, and the whole party ran off, but the prisoner was pursued and taken. UNION-HALL.—Yesterday a hackney-coachman, named Richard Ward, was brought before the sitting Magistrates J. Cuasnixas, Esq., charged with having violently assaulted a gentleman named Bonfield, his wife, and child, on the preceding afternoon. The complainant stated, that on Sunday, as he was returning into town in his gig, accompanied by his wife and child, on pro ceeding along the Kent-road, the defendant, who was driving ar hackney-coach at a most furious rate in the contrary direct:on, ran against the wheels of the gig, and nearly upset it. rate, complainant seeing the fellow bent on mischief, and comp letel y careless as to what damage be committed, endeavoured to get ow, of the way, in order to save himself and family, and whilst so doing, the defendant, without the slightest provocation, cut away with his whip at those in the gig, by which violence on the part of the coachman Mr. &infield, his wife, and child, were severely punished, the lash taking effect each time over their heads anal shoulders. A gentleman who witnessed the outrage, and attempt ed to expostulate with the defendant on his gross conduct, also re ceived a desperate blow on the aide of the bead for his pains from Ward, who is a most powerful man. The three different assaults being sworn to against the defeud eat, he was committed for want of bail. Sicinararrx, APRIL Io.—About two months since a wed ding took place in the neighbourhood of Bantry, to which the principal part of the relations of the bride and bridegroom were invited ; unfortunately the fumes of the whiskey soon began to be felt very sensibly by the guests, and a quarrel was of course the consequence ; but whether it originated in any former dispute or not, I have not been able to learn ; suffice it that a blow was in flicted upon an infatuated man, of which he soon afterwards died- No person has yet been apprehended on account of this shocking deed.' LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis, is 9p. for the 41b. loaf—there sire ethers who sell from it:halfpenny iv ,o•tipence halfpenny below that rate. SEEDS, April 24. New English R.Clorer, per cwl 42/ 56s 65s—fine TN Old Ditto . 98s 36s bOs—firte -- 1 New Foreign ditto 4os 66, ess—F lir 00% Old ditto ditto 96s 321 45s—tine 50, New White ditto bos 54% 60s—tine 711* Old ditto...., 45% 4O 44s—fin 46, New Trefoil.. per cwt 90% 25% 28s—fine is Old ditto Bs 14% 90s—fine VII New Ribgrass s2. 40% --4—fillt " - ' 5 Old ditto 20s 45% IS s--fine ••••• English Carraway Seeds 29 * .495--line ....II . ... 1 Foreign ditto 27, 32s --s - -605.--s ...A. .r 6 Coriander do lGs oil frits—fine '%--fine d4s St. rr r qr. 48. 60s• Rye-truss .... r last ........ Vos.-Ime 286.-4 Pace)* Linseed for lerdiug 34s SEts— fine fine 40s Ditto, tot Crushing 111 75s 8 , 25 ` ~q t ..- Can;►rp Seed White MustaraiSted. „ er I ,„ h.'• 14. 18s-'fine ..-s Brown ditto ........ ..•••..•••••• . - " 1 " - :* •. . g05...-fine Turnip Seeds • ..... /. 1 % 181 od--Ii" I°' Tares 5s 7s 6 4 dd 5s 6d--ftevi • Rape - seed :161.4if tin, ••••••••••••••••••....0.5.1.. , SKEtsei ssneslexxr Pockets 4 0 . p peterrrt CNte Farnham, tine.... 181 Os to 21104—Seconds. 1 51 01 1° Id ' -5 Kent. Bags Sussex •BAss Essex Bags Wirer . W. RAW 1111)F.s. Best Heifers &Iteers , per st. Ordontry .... is sOd to es 4_ 1 its (.t to Qs 8t: M ist ket Colt .. rub.. 8$ W . , Middlings Ss %I to Ss 4d Lonshs...• Os 011 to Ow SHEEP SKINS. Polled Downs or as ud t... 5. oet i Lamiia. :: ...sa ad to a.s_,_ -_--7--------- PlitiCk. 01 , • LEAL Fthlt. Botts, 50 to Millis each .......... per lb l9ll to god Ditto. Sti to, Millis each ..... 9ld to 04 Belt Dressing Hides 17.1 to 18d C ommon Hides Crop !titles, aii to 40Ibs for cutting ..14d to 15a . , Ditto .... 40 to 451 bs Ditto .... 45' to Sollis Calf Skins..r.6 to 40th. 22 1 1 46 5 2 i dd d . : t , 0 0 9 0 921 1 6 s: i dd, i d , Dittu . . .... .50 1,. 7olbs Ditt0,..... 0 ...... 70 to 801hs Small Seals (Greenland) . i d , . Large ditto l4tl to 1/ Tanned Hors tijiiiles Soanish flor,e Hides l2d 122 „... ..„-- . PRICES OF TALLOW, MOA Town Tallow 37s Od —s Od Yellow Russia 35s Od —s I White ditto.. 36s Cd —1 od Soap ditto.... 6d —' od Melting Stuff 481 On Od Ditto Rough.. —s Od Od ,P, &c. per ril Yellow Soap .......••• ' s os Mottled ................ gd Curd .... . ............ I :; i jj Graves .............. 6%0 Good Dregs ......... • PRICE OF CANDLES, rßomTm.s.ow CuAr:oLsit Price of C 6 a d o d p ls e e r o p i c e r n . d a o l z l e o t w i ' 6. allowed for a ,rrea7d4y—motighil'' MCP: OF RAW FAT, per Stone of 81h..-.AP r ('rice of Tallow (as stated hy the Tallow I‘l_!lt.Vit,..:,o"' COAL AISRICET, APnit. t 4. qk l3urdon, 31s—Eighton Moor. 28s tkl—flolvwell• 3U t i Killingworth, 9d—Litldell's Main, 2118—Ord's l~c o te. 27s 6d—Perry East, 274—Pontop Windsor, '?.R+ 6d—STri;att 280—Tanfield Moor, 81a.6d—powoloy Bell and Co. 33s 6d—"Walls End Bewicke and C o. ng, 51 1 36s 9d--Walls End Brown's 32s—Walls End Green s, Walls End Hilda, 29s—Walls End Northuntherland%ria,,,, Walls End Peaseth, 31s tkl—Walls End ,Ritsselr 4 ; Sti s Walls Ent! Walker,-325--Tanfield Trader, 31 s 11-- " 'a i r Ile' New Etherley, 32s—Walls End Stewart's, 38s—flusse',A,,201- ton's Walls End, 36%—stilps at yrutr!‘ et, 31—Ships' f, . tiT . On the 20th but., icr h i h ou se s in Curson.street, we h alf of Sir 1. V. 11. Johnstone, Bart. of a daughter. tfe" On the 24th inst., at hii house in George.street, square, the lady of George ?hakes, Esq:_ll_liP2lf 111ARRTEIT. preben ° At Slarylebunne, the Rev. John Digby Wringfield, —gusts" of Kildare, ankftector of Geeslin), litdand, to APflegro-usef eldest daughter of Sir John %%'yldbore Smyth, t dDown Dorset, Bart. • 0. On the 22d inst., at Corsharn, Wilts, by the Rev. „ rat oo , lint,. Rector of Ditcheridge, John Mullins ; fighter 6 " . 0 7 tli s New -street, Mary-le-bone, to Elizabeth, only dal' of tau late Charles Itartord, Esq. of Ridgeside, ,fortner.lY rij o eker. On the 18th inst., tit stoke Damerel; by the Rev. J, 4 ; jun., Mr . Thomas L. Rutton, son of the late Rob ° Rector of Braddlesmere, Kent, - to Sarah I' Wiley, daughter Mr. W. May, Stonehotise, Devon: gaga' th e On Myedneulay hit, the 10th inst . . *t advon Ar- Right Rev. Dr. Milner, Bishop of Ca stabala, and Wlc DIEI). tolic of Midland District. a n sit On, the 20th of August la.t, at hisaulipatarn. E, oon 0 W. Gordon, of the 3ltit Regiment of Native in/anvil the lateLieutenant.tiesersl Hugh hlackay Oartionw - got° Printed and Published for the PROrRIETO Rs, Atuw OrrICT, No. 112, Strand, by J. B. CAnsTAlsl'